Guajrat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will flag off two inaugural flights connecting Surat with Ahmedabad and Bhavnagar On April 29 in presence of Captain Gopinath of ‘Deccan 360′ air company. Gujarat tourism department and Gujarat government’s civil aviation department have tied up with Air Deccan founder Captain GR Gopinath`s new company `Deccan 360` to...
A major part of the 3,599-metre runway at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport of Ahmedabad will remain closed and only 380 metres of the airstrip will be made available, for helicopters. from May 15 to June 15 for maintenance purpose. All flights operating between 10.30 am and 5 pm in this period will...
When asked that why Onida is opening its first gallery in Ahmedabad, K Sriram, Vice President, Sales, Marketing and services, MIRC Electronics(Onida) said yesterday “Anything that is successful in Gujarat stands successful in India.” MIRC Electronics Ltd., the company that markets Onida, yesterday launched its first exclusive Onida Gallery over an 1800 sq ft...
Titan Industries yesterday opened its first Helios premium multi-brand watch retail outlet in western India with its store on Ahmedabad’s C.G.Road. Titan plans to open 100 such outlets across the country within the next three years. The company presently runs five Helios outlets in Bangalore, Delhi, Chandigarh, expecting each of the Helios stores to...
Mexican multiplex chain Cinepolis with over 2,500 screens across the world is all set to open its first multiplex in Gujarat at Ahmedabad according to a report. A new 6 screener multiplex will come up at Alpha one mall in Vastrapur area of Ahmedabad by the end of this year as per the report....
According to report published from Calcutta, India’s largest instant drink maker Ahmedabad based Rasna will introduce a second brand this year and enter the premium beverage segment. The company is yet to finalize a new name according to Chairman and Managing Director Piruz Khambatta, who also added that Rasna is building a separate distribution...
The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure today approved the development of six laning of 102.3 Km. long Ahmedabad – Vadodara section on National Highway NH-8 in the State of Gujarat under NHDP Phase V on Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) basis in BOT (Toll) mode of delivery. The total project cost is estimated...
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Dubai-based airline Emirates recently commenced its first efreight consignments from Ahmedabad to Frankfurt via Dubai and successfully carried 3950 kgs of cargo comprising of 12 shipments so far. These shipments completely eliminated the aspects of printing the airway bills, handling and processing costs. E-freight is a renowned tool...
By Japan K Pathak Ahmedabad airport is now India’s 8th busiest international airport – down from earlier 7th position which is now occupied by Cochin airport. This has been revealed in figures available from minister’s answer in parliament recently. Fresh figures suggest that Ahmedabad airport is less busier than the airports of Delhi, Mumbai,...
Gujarat government intends to kick start ambitious Ahmedabad Gandhinagar Metro rail project for which it has proposed Rs. fifty crore in the budget of 2011-12. “Due to problem of traffic congestion Government of Gujarat has initiated development of a metro system connecting Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad. There has been substantial progress in implementation of the...
Ministry of Railways is going to introduce a new tri-weekly Superfast Express between Ahmedabad-Agra Fort from 12 February 2011. On its inaugural run the train will run as 02548 Ahmedabad – Agra fort. The train will depart at 16.55 hrs from 12th February, 2011 on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday and arrive at Agra Fort...